Bean-harvester.



G. R. & 0. 0. KELLER.

BEAN HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILEDSBPT. 2. 1911. RBNEWED HAB. 15, 1913.

1,059,301. Patented Apr.15,.1913.

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U. R. 6L 0.10. KELLER.

BEAN HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911. RBNBWED um. 15. 191s.

Patented Aprf 15, 1913.

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BEAN HARVESTER. V APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 2. 1911. nmmwnn MAB. 15. 1913.

1,059,301, 1 Patented Apr. 15,1913.

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CHARLES n.` xnnnninorzoxivnnn, aNno'rTo o; KELLER, orsAN'rA PAULA,

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BEAN-HARVESTER@ Application filed September 2,;1911, `Serial No.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, `CHARLES, R. KELLER and OTTO O. KELLER, citizens ofthe United States, residingat Oxnard and Santa Paula, respectively,`both inthe county of Ventura, Stateof California, haveinventednew anduseful Improvements in` Bean-Harvesters, of which the followingis aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in bean harvesters andspecifically to im-` provements in` ouri bean harvester vfor which wehavewliledcan; application for United States `Letters ,Patenton August15th, 1911, under Serial No.1644,1911, and this .invention` relates`particularly to improved means of bundlingthe beans preparatory tobeingplaced on the ground for drying.

In` the application above referred to our harvester was shown anddescribed `with a `bean bundling apparatus comprising 3a windingmechanism which wound the bean vines `up `into a bundle `and thenejected the bundle from the machine. application we are showing. animproved mechanism for accomplishing the bundling or bunching of thebeans, which mechanism is more simple in constructionand operation thanthe mechanism of our `first application.

` In the accompanying drawings: `Figure lis a sectionaliplan view of ourimprovement. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

and taken as indicated byline 4-4 of Fig.

3. Fig. 5 is a section takenas indicated by' line 5-5 of Fig. 3, andshowing the cutting tion.` Box yis open at its top and front` andpreferably has a sloping `bottom 7 down which any loose beans` may imoveand be caught in a preferably `removable box 8 at the lower end.j This`constitutes merely a meansfor `catching any beanswhich may beshakenloose ofil the vines while the vines `are being bundled and istypical of any other Specification of `Letters Patent.

In lthe present` Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3%-3 `ofFig. l. Fig.` 4 is a detail view of a portion of the deviceratentednpa1a1913.:

647,324. Renewed March 115, 1913.` Serial No. 754,644. i

means for .collecting such loose beans. This i sloping `bottom forms``1n reality a gravlty operated chute for the beans; and any` equivalent,such` as a moving belt or con-i` veyer, may be substituted therefor.Near the front and lower end of the box we have placed la transverseshaft 9 having springs,` 10 attachedithereto and attached to the sidesof the box,as shown in Fig. 1, to rotate the `shaft in the `directionindicated by the arrow. On shaft 9 and within the boxz is mounted a`plurality of slats or fingers 111 which project horizontally and form asort of false bottom for the box 5. A catch 12,1` shown most clearly inFig". 3, hooks over a catch 13?l on transverse piece `13 which issituated at the outer ends of the slats 11 and normally prevents theslats from mov-w ing in the `direction indicated by the arrow.` Thiscatch 12has a portion 12El which` pro` jects up above the slats 11v anda spring 14 pushes portion 12` up in placeand holds the r catch `12 `inengagement with pivoted catch 131fso` as to hold the slats down. Pivotedcatchlln` is mounted on a pivot 13b so that its end engaged by catch 12may move up- -wardlyg :but it is prevented `from movingi downwardly bycatch 13 resting ontransverse piece 13. When the beans are piled in thebox and become suficiently heavy to bear down `portion l2, then thecatch is re`` leased andthe slats 11 move in thedirection indicated tothrow out any beans in a bun-` dle which may have been placed in thebox.` "When the slats `11 `move back `(hereinafter explained) `theengaging end of catch 13* is lifted by striking catch 12 and then dropsi into place beneath catch 12. The spring 14 will then hold the slatsdown against the action of springs 10 tending to move them large`leverage over springs 10 for the reason that springs; 10 act at a smallradius around shaft 9 and the spring 14 acts at the endsof slats 11AAlso mounted on shaft`9 is a series `100 of vertical fingers or slats 2Owhich form a 1 temporary front for the box 5 to prevent the*` beanswhich are delivered through chuteG frcmfalling out of the box.

Situated beneath thelbox 5 is a shaft 25 `105 ots 29 slide lin verticalslots 7l in the ends 1110 j l i up; the spring `14 being light andhavinga cause tamps 32 or prongs 33 to reciprocate Q y f 1,059,301

offraming72. /Pivots "73. (where connecting rods 27 are joined to arms28) niove vin curved slots 70; and slots 70 and 71 areso arranged thatthe upper ends ofl arms 28 `will move inwardly and downwardly `'and thenupwardly and outwardly.fThe upper ends ofthese arms 28 are'connect'ed`at 30 to 4plates 31 which.carry either tamps 32 or prOngsBB, as shownon the left andl rightl hand sides respectively of Fig. 2. Shaft isthus'adapted 'by'its rotation 'to into and out of the box and to packtogether vanybean vines which are delivered thereto.

When the bean vines have attained suliicient weight, and are packed inthe meantime by thereciprocationl 4of the tamps or prongs7 then they.press downwardly on portion 12a s'uflicientlyto release thev slatsV 11and the` bundle `isl-thereupon ejected fro-in the ma# chine.l It willybe noted that the end lportion 12@ is placed farther from the pivot12b.. of

catch' 12 vthan is the end engaging catch 13?; p Aso that the pressurerequired'to push po-r-` V2'5 tion y12a down and to release the catch 13ay is reduced. Pivot 12b may be placed farther fromthe end portion'12ZLand' thus decrease further thev pressure required to release'the` *icatch 13a.

sure in this mannervrenders more uniform tlieaction of the, device, inspite of the unev Decreasing the vnecessary 'pres-v even packing o-f thebean wines., If the slats lllshould startv upwardly when `the'cam 50 Yisl inthen position shown in Figs. 1 and 3,

r` they vcould not lcontinue their upward move A 0" Should the'i slats11 strike the prongs.

ment until the cam movesout ofthe way.

The lcam moves at a suniciently high speed'v by slats 11 is released`and moves upwardly and outwardly, the shaft `25 is stopped from rotationthrough the medium of a, clutch 40 which normallyV connects shaft V41ywith shaft 25.. Shaft 41 is beingcontinually re-I volvedfrom. somesuitable `source of power. An arm 42is loosely pivoted about` shaft `9lfand has an upper end 43 which engages with one of upright slats 2O andis thus held in the position shown when the slats V20 .v are Vin theposition illustrated. Inv this-'position, arm 42, which engages directlywith fclutch.. 40, throws lthe two members of the clutch together andcauses rotary movement to beitransmi-tted from shaft 41 to shaft 25.

Immediately the slats 20 move downwardly and to the left, the clutch isloosened and will fdiscontinuei'the' rotary connection lbe-ftweenjtlie'two shafts; '-"Shaftjr25 willltherevup on `rinimediate'ly, cease`rotation f and i, the

tampersor prongs will remain yytfrest. yIn order to". insure ithat thetamps or prongs are in.y their `outermost position` when they y7o. i

are at irest, `and thus toy insure that` the slatsll may` passupwardlyin: the .bOXfV,r4 suitable means, suchfas sprin'gs45, are provided topush arms 28A4 to their outermost pq-` sition.and'fthusA to withdraw thetamps orl prongs `from the 'boxilg When fthe vfalsev bot'- tom.fornied'by' slats llhas'moved upwardly to approximately the .positionynow occupied by the slats 20,'.slats 20 will' have'moved` forwardly and'downwardlyfto a horizontal position.V A 'cam 50 ofpeculiar formation is'mounted ony shaft 41'and revolves continiuaiiy therewith. Threat-mhasyboih Y v ,i radial andan axial. action;y having a por.-1

tion 50a-which proceeds rapidlyawayv 'fromy the shaft 41- andwhichgi`1villl consequently 1 push the slats"20fupwardly as' shaft@clp/@-VY I. volvesin'the directionindicated; and hav-` ing a portion50hv which proceeds longitudinally andwill forcetlie slats 20 longitudi:nally and to the right in Fig.'v 3" during the latter portiony of themovement of slats k20 -A backto theiroriginal position. Thus,'when theslats 11 spring. up andout and'throw? the bundley of beansout of thebox-,itwill'l be seen. that they will` be immediately replaced inposition'upon the first subsequent revolution of cam 50'on shaft 41'.lVhenlthe .s

slats 11 `are thus placed in positionagain,

the clutch 40 -is thrown `into rotaryengage!V ment by reason'of ythe arm42;inovingin the direction indicated'faiid the prongs o-r ytamps begintheir reciprocationf The slats `11 are held down again by means of catchof transverse member 1'3V which is engagedby the catch12 being 12,portion 13? pivoted at lbjso as to moveoverthe head of the catch 12 onthe of the slats.

shearing elementsA 60 land61` pivoted or downward movement '-"i'i'fo InFig.` 5 we have .shown vour. improved form of knife which embodiesinreality two otherwise equivalently 7mounted at k62; the

ideabeing'to bring the Ashearing l edges 60a lines of approach.'[Thisenables'us to out the bean vines withya smaller` expenditure ofenergy. In Fig.' 5 jwehaveshownfthe knives in their `closed position;'that 'is'," after vthey have cut the rbunchofbeans passing;

shown the knives in their open position, as vthey are whenthe beans arebeing forcedf through the'chute` downl into box 5. o

In Fig. 6we have shown a modified formv of apparatus lforfoperatingl,the bean -bunch` ing mechanism. The prongs or other bean engagingmembers 33 `are mounted ,0n/os-y cillating 'members *80. Oscillatinglmembers Y 11's f and 61a, of the knives together on diagonal f f 80`aremounted near their centers onicranks 82, so that, at their `centersyat ileast, they` e partake of the` crank motion. `Thesecranks 82; aredriven in opposite `directions by `means of chain connections 85 `from ashaft 25a, corresponding to shaft 25 of Figs.` l, 2`

. notmoved longitudinally thereby; Cranks 81 are driven 1n theisamedirections as the corresponding cranks 82 by means y of `connections 84withshaft 25a; but correspondf ing cranks `81 and `82 are placediniopposite phases of rotation, as are also the cranksy82` with respectto eachother. The` operation of this mechanism `may bei `inferred from'the drawings. Supposing shaft 25L tobe ro` tating in a left handdirection, it willbe seen that cranks; 82 tare rotating downwardly andoutwardlyaway from eachl other. Atthe same time `cranks 81 are rotatingdownwardly and inwardly `toward each other. The members 8O beingattached to cranks 82 will move downwardly and iindoing `so the beanswill bepackeddown by the prongs 33a. Simultaneously with `this movementthe prongs will be gradually withdrawn, for the reason that the upperends of the members are being `moved away from eac-h other while theirlower ends are being moved towardeaeh other. When each of the cranks hasmade a `half revolution (they all rotate at `the same speed) the members80 will then be moving upwardly; but they will be thrown tosuch an anglethat the prongs 33 will be entirely outside the box 5, The prongs willthen move inwardly and then down and outwardly `as before explained.

From the foregoing 1it `will be seen that the present described deviceis simpler in construction and operation than the one described in ourformerapplication. In this `device all that is required is the constantrotation of a shaft 41, the rest of the actions being automatic withinthe bundlingmechanism itself'.` It willlib'ev understood that we do notlimit ourselves to this peculiar :bundling action (the action of thetamps or prongs in pushing; the bean vines together into a more solidmass) but` wish to claim` more or less broadly `the combination of thedifferent mechanisms for accomplishing these certain results.

I-Iavino' described our invention, we claim:

1. Adievicle of the character' described, comprising `a box, `means for`feeding matter to be bundled into the box, a packing mechanismoperatingwithin the box, a` false bottom pivoted to the boxand adaptedto swing upwardly and outwardly therein, spring means for moving the`false bottom, catch means for `holding `the false `bottom in positionwithin'the box, said catch means being terial` to be bundled `into thebox, afalse` bottom for the box and `pivoted near one of its lateraliedges andnear its bottom, and

adapted to swing `upwardly and outwardly: 1n the box, sp'ring means formoving the;

false bottom in the direction aforesaid, catch meansfor holding thefalse bottom in a horizontal position, said catch means being`releasable `by the weight of, material` inlthel box, `a `continuallyrevolving y shaft, means operated bysaid shaft to return the false;

bottom toits horizontal position, a packing mechanism operating withinthe box,z and connectine' `means between the packing mechanism` and theconstantly rotating shaft and controlled by the position of the falsebottom, whereby the packing mechanism is" in-` termittently operated.

3. A `device ofthe character deseribed,3

comprising a box, a packing; mechanism operating within` the box and`comprising vine engaging members, and means to move said membersdownwardly and inwardly into the box, a false bottom pivoted to the boxand adapted to `swing upwardly and outwardlytherein, means for movingthe false bottom upwardly and outwardly, catch` means for` holding thefalse bottom in position within the box, said catch means being;releasable by the weight of matter within the box, and means forreturning the false bottom to its position where it is held by the catchmeans.

4. `Adevice of the character described,` comprising a` box, a packingmechanism operating within `the box `and comprising` vine engagingmembers, and means to move the said members downwardly and lnwardly andthen downwardly and outwardly through the box, a false bottom pivoted toi `the box and adapted to swing upwardly and releasable by the weightof` the matter" withinthe box, and means for returning the false bottomto its position where it is held bythe catch means.

5. A device of the character described,` comprising a bundlmg box, vmeengaging members `adapted to move downwardly through the box, a bottomadapted for` move-1 ment to eject a bundle of vines fromi the box, andmeans controlled by the downward pressure of the vine bundle to cause`the movement of the bottom to eject the bundle.`

d y6KQA device ofthe, character described,

.meansto move said member downwardly through the box, a, movable bottom?yinthe box, meanseto ymove the bottom to eject a vine bundletherefi'onuand means releasable bythe. downward pressure of the vinebundle yto normally hold the bottom against movevmentg. v 'f ..7:In adevice .of the character described; a @bundling boX lle-ving verticalslots in its andmeans to move seidmembers inwardlyuL and*,downwardly-and then -outvva'rdlyand downwardly throughthe box.v f 'flIn .Wit-llege theft We claim; the foregoing have f hereunto subscribedour namesv this '2'0" CHARLES *Rg KELLERQS oTTo o .KELLER-g; ,e

23rd-dayof August 1911].

.vWitnessesz v 4 ETWINTING, Gmo. E. HUME- .i

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